THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING…RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW…THAN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY ON THURSDAY.

* SNOWFALL…SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OR MORE ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80.

* WIND…NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT WITH  GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. THURSDAY…NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.

* VISIBILITY…THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ZERO AT TIMES…ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

* TEMPERATURE/WIND CHILL…TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING INTO THE  20S WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.

* IMPACTS…TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY ONCE RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. DUE TO INITIAL WARM PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES…ROADWAYS MAY BECOME ICY. IN ADDITION…HIGH WINDS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. TRAVEL CONDITIONS THURSDAY MAY BECOME DANGEROUS…ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS.